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Images reveal the hidden room found in the Cataldi stand at Campeón del Siglo
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Images reveal the hidden room found in the Cataldi stand at Campeón del Siglo

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Police found a concealed room in the Cataldi stand after disturbances at the Peñarol-Nacional derby in Montevideo’s Campeón del Siglo stadium.
  • Montevideo police chief Alfredo Clavijo said fans broke through about eight wall blocks from a bathroom to access the room, where flags and pyrotechnics were found.
  • Three people remained detained pending a judicial decision, while another man received a suspended sentence and a 17-year-old was released.

A hole low in a bathroom wall led police to a concealed room inside the Cataldi stand at Peñarol’s Campeón del Siglo stadium. The discovery came after disturbances following Sunday’s derby against Nacional.

Montevideo police chief Alfredo Clavijo said Peñarol fans reached the room by breaking through about eight blocks from a bathroom. The wall had then been rebuilt to look like an ordinary structure, meaning police did not detect the irregularity during their pre-match inspection.

The operation proceeded as planned.

— Alfredo ClavijoThe Montevideo police chief described the operation before the disturbances began.

Police said the room contained signs of pyrotechnics and several flags. Video footage showed the hole, fallen blocks and the room before it was cleared. A separate aerial video showed Peñarol fans entering a bathroom during the disturbances and removing dozens of flags.

The development proceeded normally until the end of the match.

— Alfredo ClavijoHe described when police intervention became necessary.

Clavijo said the operation had proceeded as planned until the end of the match. He said fans in the Cataldi stand damaged bathrooms and became hostile toward personnel trying to stop them from leaving while authorities waited for Nacional’s players to depart the stadium area.

Three people remained detained while prosecutors investigated the incidents. A 37-year-old detainee had already been convicted of aggravated contempt of police authority and received seven months of probation, a ban on attending stadiums and community-service obligations. A 17-year-old was released.

They broke through about eight blocks, and inside there were signs of pyrotechnics and some flags that they apparently intended to bring in.

— Alfredo ClavijoHe explained how police discovered the concealed room and what it contained.
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